The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-10-02

QOr OF the w mig leaders, VINO were lOoA-
ing forward to bounteous repast. upon
the opportunities of control OF the vast
patronage of the executive branch OF
the government. The second season
| Mis- Betty silenced these muTmurs OF
discomfort by her tact and winning
ways. Webster and the other wing
| giants began to attend the Presidents
receptions. So much harmony and
good nature now reigned that the Wing
managers were already beginning to talk
of giving the veteran a second term.
| Mary Abigail Fillmore, the young.
pretty, and accomplished daughter OF
Willard Fillmore. relieved her mother OF
| the exscting details of the social duties
of the admins tratiOn. Mrs: Fillmore
was an invalid. Her daughter, who
was but 18 years of age when she took
her place by her fathers side as the pre-
siding lady OF his household,
si sa O Ts ,tO saupGiG imposed tif upon 1
rhe. She spoke French, German
and Spani,h luently, and had taste
for sculpture, which she had partially
cultivated with her ;choolmate, the sub
sequently renowned sculptures Hamet
Harriet.
Mrs. Pierce gave the surroundings OF
the household of her husband IN the
home of the Presidents digni6ed grace
which will ever be remembers with
pleasure There seemed, however. to
be lull in social affairs during her re-
gime. 1t was the following administra-
tion of Mr.. Buchanan VIII CHI was the
most brilliant in the whole list since the
days of Dolly" Madison. Harriet
Lane was in every respect qualified for
the high duty of presiding over the
al 70 IF hor Che
had been trained in her duties in the
stately school of the Court of st James,
and brought to her difficult task at
Washington that equanimity and affa-
bility which was specially necessary
when sectional bitterness was fast ap
preaching elimination in secession,
rebellion and war. Ia the social enter
tainments of Mr.. Buchsnan's dminis
tration leaders of all shades of political
belief and prejudice mingled in pleasant
accord. No one would have supposed
that the nation was fast drifting into a
war which would take the dimensions of
the grratest conflict of arms in ancient
or modern tirues.
Ms. Mary Todd Lincoln entered upon
her delicate duty of presiding lady of the
first Republican administration with a
legacy of discord In political circles
uICh UCOl plCpul ON 'hO SntCl
conspirators a. ainst the perpetulty OF
the Union. The uncertainties and
anxieties of the war marred the enjoy
meuts of the social life of the Executive
Mansion during her regime. The faith
fuI stewardship of Abraham Lincoln
carried him triumphantly through
second campaign, but the bullet of an
assassin cut short the brilliant seasons
which were to follow the return of peace.
Mrs. Eliza McCardle Johnson was too
much of an invalid to participate in the
gayeties of her husbands administra
ton. Her daughter, Mrs Patterson, re
lieved her of her social duties, and made
Andrew Johnson's Administration one
of the most enjoyable and popular
which ever swayed in the mansion of tie
President. In all the political contro-
VERSES of Mr.. Johnson and his sdver
him in his official home went far to allay
disfavor, and controversy.
The queenly social qualities OF Mrs.
Grant made the social life of the great
soldier during two admin STATIONS at
tractive and Influential. The animosi
ties engendered by the war we're still
rife, but by her digni6ed and conserva
tive contr and influence, before she
surrendered her trust to her successor
great chang had taken place. Party
and sectional lines no longer limited the
character Of guests a. state or public en-
teri ainments.
Ths social regimes of Mrs. Lucy Webb
Hayes, Lucretia Randolph Garfield,
even brief as it was, and Mary Arthur
McElroy, maintained the high standard
which had been the characteristic
feature of every preceding administra
ton. There were no great issues, how
ever, to crystalize personal md partisan
rivalries and antagoAisms.-Phlladel-
phia Times.